Movin along

May 13th, 2003 at 12:00am

Good day. No rain. Good shoulder on the road. Not a lot of traffic. High energy. Can’t believe I felt so strong after the last 2 days of long, tedious riding, but I did. Time and distance seemed to fly by today. Wish every day was that easy. Almost continued on another 36 km to Mackay because it was only 1pm when I got to Sarina, but I decided that I didn’t want to overdo it or risk getting stuck in the rain because the clouds were coming in. So I set myself up here at the caravan park where they have backpacker accomodation for $15/night and you can’t beat that when often times a tent site is $12/night. Another night without having to sleep in the one-person tent! And hopefully my bigger tent will be waiting for me in Mackay.

I’m the only person in the ‘backpacker’ house tonight, and even though it’s a bit of a dump, it’s got a kitchen and a tv and that’s still luxury for me. I spent the afternoon showering and doing laundry before heading over to the library to check email. I’m feeling tired tonight, but I’m so happy to know that I’ve got a short day tomorrow, and I’m planning to stay at the YHA backpacker, so even if it’s raining, I’ll be inside for the night. These things tend to matter more when you’re outside all day (possibly in the rain) and faced with sleeping outside at night (in the cold rain as well). Won’t have to worry about that tomorrow thankfully.

Other good news is that my Dad finally figured out how to SMS me from home so now I can be in touch from the mobile phone while on the road, which is a very comforting thought. What else? Not much. Just so happy that the Marlborough stretch is behind me now.

Distance: 90.59 km
Time: 4 hr 22 minutes
Avg Speed: 21 km/hr

Beach at Claireview in the early morning

Oh baby – Marlborough Stretch officially over!

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